Chocolate Chips

Things God knew about me and consequently prepared/compensated for:
1.  In my world, children have mood swings as crazy as mine.  They are prone to shift and flip on a dime... or a pinhead.
Problem: At any given moment 3 out of the 4 of us at home may be crying, whining, yelling, etc and the next moment we might all be smiling. 
Solution:  The Lord let me find an even-killed, emotionally stable husband.  Solution #2: He helped cell phones be invented during my lifetime so I could call mothers, sisters, husbands, and friends.  And call, and call, and call...
2.  In my world, chocolate chips make some things better.  When it can't do that, at least you had chocolate.

Problem: When too many things crash around you in a day, you eat WAY too many chocolate chips.

Solution:  I have a fast metabolism.  It's a good thing too or I might have hit 300 lbs.

Dear guests,

In case you are wondering why the fitted sheet on our guest bed (ahem... futon) is so wrinkled, its not because we don't like you.  Its because A) I don't iron sheets (or much else for that matter) and B) I CAN'T FOLD THE STINKIN FITTED SHEETS!!!  There.  That's off my chest. 
Some days I meticulously lay the whole sheet out and try to get those darn corners to cooperate.  It doesn't help.  Twelve minutes later, the finished product is still a lumpy pile of fabric.  Today when one came out of the dryer I grabbed it, folded it in sloppy fourths or eights or whatever (which is what it looks like usually anyhow) and was done in 10 seconds.  I hope you enjoy the stay at our house anyhow- despite your wrinkled sheets.
Love, the non-ironing-sheet-folder... Me.

Around town...

Apparently, within a 15 mile radius of us, all of this is going down:

• Around 50,000 homes without power.  They're hoping to have it back by later tonight but it may be 48 hours.
• Northbound freeway is supposedly closed from __ to__  until around 6 PM.  Alternate route is open but be on the lookout for flying debris.
• C mayor declared local state of emergency.
• Even taking surface streets is dangerous because of flying debris.  They're asking people to stay in their homes.
• They showed video of guys who were on the freeway and got hit with pieces of the McDonalds and In-n-Out Burger signs.  They were buying first aid supplies for their faces.
• All schools in ___ are closed.
• Some major colleges closed, some high schools closed.
• The winds are expected to continue until around 6 PM tonight.
• Weather is reporting wind gusts of 78 mph in __, 83 mph in __, 53 mph in __ and 102 mph in __
• Outbound air flights are postponed until further notice.

The local news has photos of downed trees, fences, powerlines etc ALL AROUND US.  In town, the neighboring cities etc.  CLOSE! 
Closer: across the street, the power has been out all day and might be out for as much as 48 hours.  A neighbor who moved slightly farther away brought over her cell to charge at our house because theirs is also out (1 mileish away).  Neighbors are spending the day at families/friends who have power.
Here?  Nothing.  Nada.  Heater on, making fudge, no limbs in the yard, thinking it will be nice to use the stove for dinner etc.  Hmm...